dormancies
Periods of inactivity
Dormancies is the plural of dormancy, a state of suspended activity or growth.
Plants enter dormancy during winter; seeds remain in dormancy until conditions favor germination.
The term applies to biological processes, business operations, or anything temporarily inactive: The virus can have long dormancies between outbreaks.
Multiple dormancies might occur across seasons or among different organisms in a system.
Prolonged winter dormancy
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- estivationWarm-season torpor state
- overwinteringEnduring the cold months
- diapauseInsect developmental suspension
quiescence · denning · aestivation · adaptation · emergence · awakening · reactivation · life-cycle
Lack of movement
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- hiatusBreak in activity
- abeyanceTemporary inactive state
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
standstill · pause · cessation · interregnum · recess · adjournment · intermission · lull
Kept out of sight
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- suppressedForcibly held down
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
untapped · inactive · potential · unrealized · masked · subliminal · submerged · obscured
Plant embryos in casings
- bulbsUnderground plant storage
- tubersUnderground plant storage organs
- budsPre-bloom plant growths
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
stratification · corms · rhizomes · perennials · breaking · photoperiod · sprouting · planting
Absence of flow or progress
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- slumpExtended period of decline
- slowdownReduction in pace
- depressionProlonged low state
contraction · decline · trough · underutilization · downturn · plateau · flatline · paralysis
hibernation
Prolonged winter dormancy
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- estivationWarm-season torpor state
- overwinteringEnduring the cold months
diapause · quiescence · denning · aestivation · adaptation · emergence · awakening · reactivation · life-cycle · physiology
inactivity
Lack of movement
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- hiatusBreak in activity
- abeyanceTemporary inactive state
moratorium · standstill · pause · cessation · interregnum · recess · adjournment · intermission · lull · downtime
hidden
Kept out of sight
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- suppressedForcibly held down
underlying · untapped · inactive · potential · unrealized · masked · subliminal · submerged · obscured · repressed
seeds
Plant embryos in casings
germination · stratification · corms · rhizomes · perennials · breaking · photoperiod · sprouting · planting · overwintering
stagnation
Absence of flow or progress
depression · contraction · decline · trough · underutilization · downturn · plateau · flatline · paralysis · sluggishness
dormanciesgerminations
Seeds beginning growth
awakenings · activations · flowerings · revivals · growing seasons
dormanciesgrowing seasons
Frost-free agricultural intervals
proliferations · maturations · emergences · expansions · regenerations
dormanciesactivities
Things one engages in
operations · functions · engagements · productivities · animations